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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRILLVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180969001583
Homer Iddings Elementary School
7249 VanBuren St, Merrillville, IN 46410 · (219) 650-5302 · Lake County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
237 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (108).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Homer Iddings Elementary School→Merrillville Intermediate School→Pierce Middle School→Merrillville High School
Based on grade levels within Merrillville Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
17.8%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
29.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Homer Iddings Elementary School
Homer Iddings Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Iddings Elementary School this school | 535 | 44.3% | 22.3% |
| Eagle Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 533 | 51.2% | 32.9% |
| Fishback Creek Public Academy Indianapolis | 510 | 39.0% | 55.4% |
| Jonas E Salk Elementary School Merrillville | 565 | 52.4% | 42.8% |
| Guion Creek Elementary School Indianapolis | 550 | 51.5% | 30.8% |
| Snacks Crossing Elementary School Indianapolis | 793 | 40.9% | 15.4% |
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Homer Iddings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #816 of 983 | #37 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #760 of 986 | #34 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.8% | #867 of 986 | #41 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #295 of 1,079 | #24 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #430 of 991 | #16 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #360 of 996 | #34 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #711 of 1,058 | #45 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #346 of 597 | #23 of 39 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
535
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 963
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 535 | 36.5 | 14.7:1 | 44% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 32.8 | 14.3:1 | 58% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 34.7 | 14.1:1 | 69% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 60% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 63% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 61% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 31 | 20.8:1 | 60% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 40 | 21.1:1 | 18% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 46 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homer Iddings Elementary School.
About Homer Iddings Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Homer Iddings Elementary School serves students in Merrillville, Indiana. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 535 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Indiana enroll about 436 students on average.
Merrillville Community School Corp includes 8 schools. Together they enroll 5,904 students.
Federal enrollment data show Homer Iddings Elementary School is 63% Black. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic, 11% White, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 40 points above the 23% share among Lake County residents. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Homer Iddings Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Indiana is 15.5:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 237 students, or 44%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Homer Iddings Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Indiana public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 22.3%, is 21.9 points below the 44.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Indiana schools.
The school is in Lake County, where the median household earns about $71,493 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Lake County, 121 public schools serve about 74,661 students.
Pierce Middle School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Homer Iddings Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Homer Iddings Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Homer Iddings Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 535, compared with 486 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 14.7 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Merrillville Community School Corp
- Merrillville High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Merrillville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Other schools in Merrillville
- Merrillville High SchoolHigh · 2,115 students
- Pierce Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Merrillville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 788 students
- Jonas E Salk Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Henry P Fieler Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Edgar L Miller Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Pierce Middle School0.7 mi · 878
- Merrillville High School1.0 mi · 2,115
- Henry P Fieler Elementary School1.4 mi · 466
- Jonas E Salk Elementary School1.5 mi · 565
- Merrillville Intermediate School1.5 mi · 788
- Higher Institute of Arts & Tech1.7 mi · 259
Frequently asked questions
About Homer Iddings Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Homer Iddings Elementary School?
Homer Iddings Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Homer Iddings Elementary School serve?
Homer Iddings Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Homer Iddings Elementary School have?
Homer Iddings Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Homer Iddings Elementary School?
At Homer Iddings Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 18% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Homer Iddings Elementary School in?
Homer Iddings Elementary School is part of Merrillville Community School Corp.
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